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Yes, it’s important to specify what one is talking about.

In reply to @markoo355

Those have different fitting ranges. I’d be more concerned the fits my hearing loss/prescription than the vs the niceties the other one has.

WH

In reply to @legatusbellorum

Yes, I recently bought the Signia AX7’s with the precisely because it gives a much longer rechargeable battery life. To be hones that was my only consideration. These aids are available without telecoil. That’s a slimmer model. That didn’t matter to me, so I went with an additional 12 hours (if I remember right) battery life.

A lot depends on where you live. I live in Sun City Texas which had only 2 looped facilities when I moved here 8 years ago. With a little education of the Community Association and the ability to install loops when floor was replaced, this is now the list of looped facilities in Georgetown. - - There may be even more since this list was compiled about 3 years ago
Facilities within Sun City that are looped:

Ballroom at the Social Center on Texas Dr

The Atrium, the Computer Annex and Classroom at the Activity Center

Fitness classroom at the Texas Dr. Fitness Center

Georgetown/Florence room and the fitness Classroom at Cowan Creek

The auditorium at the Retreat

And in Georgetown at large

  • Georgetown City Library – 2nd Floor
  • Georgetown City Council Chambers
  • Palace Theater

Churches

  • Cross & Crown Lutheran Church
  • Faith Lutheran Church
  • First U Methodist Sanctuary and McKenney Ministry Center
  • First Presbyterian Church & Fellowship Hall
  • Georgetown Church of Christ
  • Grace Episcopal Church
  • Grace Presbyterian Church
  • San Gabriel Presbyterian Church
  • Santa Rosa De Lima Catholic Church in Andice
  • St. Helen Catholic Church
  • New Hope Church

I’m not sure, but the case is bigger, so I simply assumed a larger battery. In any case there’s a larger battery capacity. That’s as far as I needed to know, since the price was the same. Ummm, my current audi leaves something to be desired in some ways…

I’m in California. I have bluetooth to connect with my pbone, although I can use speaker phone just fine. I haven’t used functionally yet. But the aids are new. I hear pretty well without the telecoil, so that was never really a selling point for me.

In reply to @Steph

Steph, if you are near a Costco store suggest you check them out. Top of the line Phonaks rebranded as Kirkland were $2.5K AUD.
Now they have the KS10s which are a Donovan rebrand. $2.K AUD

I’m in Sydney.

Here is some great information on Hearing Loops. When you have a telecom and are in a looped room, the sound is going directly from the speaker’s microphone to your ear - there is nothing better for a person with hearing aids. It is better than because is not always reliable. When BT works, it is good. But it has too many inconsistencies.

Mike in PA

In reply to @ashley

Yes, Sonova is the parent company of Phonak. The KS10 case looks like Hansaton to me. KS10 is similar to, but not exactly the same as Phonak Paradise as many on here claim.

Yes on ! While on a Viking River boat tour in Europe the day tour guides used a transmitter and the tour group was issued ear bud headphones receivers. As I used hearing aids, the buds can’t be used. They fitted me with a telecoil necklace and that saved the day. Otherwise, I would not have been able to participate.

Technically it’s a personal neck-mounted induction (hearing) loop. The is in the aids.
Nice positive experience with it though.

In reply to @dick.robidoux

Yes! This is what I am expecting will be an option for art gallery tours and at public lectures etc which I go to frequently. My audiologist is new to Australia and so did some research on what is available here - she was impressed and agreed they would be a good option for me. I’m in!

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